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The case method of analysis is common in Business Schools offering students the opportunity to analyze and react to real-life business situations. This guide covers how you can find case studies using library resources.

Business School Cases

The Harvard Business School is a popular publisher of cases, and there are many other schools including the Darden School of Business and Stanford Graduate School of Business known for their cases.

Unfortunately, these cases are rarely if ever available for free, but you might find them in a course pack, and you can purchase them directly from sources like Harvard Business Publishing. Luckily, there are some other options that will help you locate case studies using library resources.

Find Cases at the Library

We have a number of sources that include cases. Typically, you should be able to use the actual phrase "case studies" or "case method" in your search particularly when searching a business database. It may also pick up articles discussing the use of case studies, so you should also look for a document type filter if available. Even so, you'll get a lot of results.

Search tip: To narrow your search, consider focusing on a particular company, a CEO, or a concept (like creativity, ethics, or entrepreneurship).

Great business database, and it's easy to find cases. Just type in any keywords describing the case you need, and then select Business Case and Case Study as the Document type. You'll also see Case Study and Business Case as filters on the results page. You can also limit your results to full text.

Great starting place for almost any business topic. You'll find Case Study as a document type on the main search screen. Note that you may find Harvard Business School Cases, but they won't be full text unless they happen to be published in the Harvard Business Review.

You'll have to be pretty specific here since it covers research outside of the business world. You can still use "case studies" in your search but also think about concepts you want covered in the case.